I was thinking about something George Karl said, and I am paraphrasing, but it basically was that if you don't have superstars you should try to have a top ten player at each position.

I know that it appears Rondo is not actually on the block, but I hope BCo is doing his due diligence because if (big IFS) Bargs 13 games weren't an aberration, Jonas pans out and we could get Rondo without giving up either Bargs or Big Val we would arguably have a top 10 pg, pf and center going forward...and all on pretty reasonable contracts.

If it didn't completely destroy our cap space I hope BCo would therefore consider trading any combination of players, other than Bargs and Jonas, to get Rondo...

Bayless and Gray are end of rotation players or worse; their inclusion or exclusion has no impact on the trade in my opinion.

So it's basically Ed Davis, DeMar DeRozan, and Jose Calderon for Raja Rondo and Ray Allen. If I was the Boston GM, there is no way I would even consider this trade.

As an aside, the mention of players such as Bayless as a "young player" in trade proposals really irks me. If a "young player" is considered not good enough to receive a qualifying offer, then I think he should be referred to as a "trade filler" or "marginal player". To me, "young player" suggests intriguing potential, something I simply don't see in Bayless.

As an aside, the mention of players such as Bayless as a "young player" in trade proposals really irks me. If a "young player" is considered not good enough to receive a qualifying offer, then I think he should be referred to as a "trade filler" or "marginal player". To me, "young player" suggests intriguing potential, something I simply don't see in Bayless.

Generally I include him as a "young player", because I do see potential in him . I have seen everyone else's opinion, and I have my own.
Seeing as he is only 23 he is still young compared to a lot of players in the league.
None of us really know how GM's view him, so he might be considered filler for them, but some may see him as a young player who has potential as a scoring pg, or a combo guard off the bench.
I am an optimist so my trade ideas generally reflect this.